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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Foxall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mickey Thompson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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191 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mickey Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tom Foxall!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foxall takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Foxall gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Thompson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Foxall's guard.
Foxall is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Thompson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Foxall's guard.
Thompson won't allow Foxall to sweep him here.
Foxall is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Thompson tries to stand but Foxall is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Thompson won't allow Foxall to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Thompson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Foxall is trying to control the position but Thompson postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Thompson gets a takedown into half guard.
Thompson is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Foxall looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Thompson seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foxall trying to hold on to Thompson's head to control him but Thompson postures up.
Foxall is looking for a sweep. Thompson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Thompson seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Foxall is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Thompson pulls his head out easily.
Thompson tries to stand and escape but Foxall is controlling the position.
Thompson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Foxall trying to hold on to Thompson's head to control him but Thompson postures up.
Thompson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Foxall on the ground.
Foxall wants to improve his position but Thompson is controlling well.
Foxall is pressing down on Thompson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thompson wants to get up but he can't break Foxall's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Thompson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Thompson fails with a takedown attempt.
Thompson pushes Foxall up against the ropes in a clinch.
Foxall looking for a takedown.
Foxall tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Foxall is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Foxall works on Thompson's body with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson breaks from the clinch.
Thompson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Foxall is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson wants to stand but Foxall has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Foxall looking for a guillotine here but Thompson defends easily.
Thompson wanted to stand there but Foxall had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Thompson wants to stand and escape but instead Foxall has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Foxall throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Foxall pushing down on Thompson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Thompson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Foxall.
Foxall wants to pass to mount but Thompson is defending the position.
Foxall seems to be working for a kimura but Thompson defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson pushes Foxall off looking to stand but Foxall dives back in and keeps control.
Foxall is controlling the pace.
Thompson is trying to stand back up but Foxall is controlling him
Foxall is trying to control the action in half guard but Thompson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Foxall prevents Thompson from standing back up.
Foxall trying to control from half guard but Thompson is working away.
Tom Foxall has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Thompson closes the distance but Foxall moves to the side
and Foxall counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Foxall tries to pass the half guard into mount. Thompson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Still in half guard, Foxall seems content to control.
Thompson is staying active underneath Foxall, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Foxall wants to pass to mount but Thompson is defending the position.
Foxall not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Foxall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Mickey Thompson!
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Mickey Thompson!
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Mickey Thompson!
Mickey Thompson wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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